Jerdacuttup, Western Australia

Jerdacuttup Western Australia
Jerdacuttup
Coordinates	33.71°S 120.47°E / -33.71; 120.47
Population	183 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1966
Postcode(s)	6346
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Area	1,200.5 km^2 (463.5 sq mi)
Location	584 km (363 mi) ESE of Perth 43 km (27 mi) SE of Ravensthorpe
LGA(s)	Shire of Ravensthorpe
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Jerdacuttup: Ravensthorpe Munglinup Munglinup Hopetoun Jerdacuttup Munglinup Southern Ocean

Jerdacuttup /ˌdʒɜːrdəˈkʌtʌp/ is a small town in Western Australia 584 kilometres (363 mi) east-south-east of Perth between Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Jerdacuttup had a population of six.[2]

John Forrest explored the area in 1870 and spelt the word as Jerdicutup; the area was later surveyed in 1875 by C Price who recorded the name of the area as Jerdicat and Verdicat. Jerdacuttup is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning.

During the 1960s the south-east of Western Australia was opened for agricultural purposes and the town was developed as a supply centre for the region. The government gazetted the townsite in 1966.[3][4] The dominant agricultural industry in the area is sheep grazing and cereal cropping with cattle grazing and lupin cropping to a lesser extent.[5] The town is no longer a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[6][7]

The Jerdacuttup River is situated about 16 km to the west of the townsite.[8]

Australian underground band The Triffids referenced the town in the song "Jerdacuttup Man", from the album Calenture.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jerdacuttup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jerdacuttup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
3. "History of country town names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
4. "New Townsite – Jerdacuttup (per 3801/65)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 7 December 1966. p. 1966:3315.
5. "Jerdacuttup Land Resource and capability study" (PDF). 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011. Archived 19 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
6. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013. Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
7. "NEW Operations Zones and Areas". 2019. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
8. "Our page in history – Welcome to Jerdacuttup". 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011. Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine